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Janeen Smith

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Our universe isn’t real. It’s being written.
In The Author Beyond the Sky, one mind wakes up inside the story—and starts writing back. 🪶

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The Author Beyond the Sky

When astrophysicist Dr. Eliot Marr decodes a message hidden in the stars—“Can you feel me thinking?”—he discovers their universe isn’t real at all. It’s the imagination of an alien author… and now …

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October 17, 2025 at 4:34 PM

Janeen Smith

@neeneeg1988.bsky.social

My new blog post dives into how I use sci-fi horror and speculative emotion to explore empathy, isolation, and the science of fear.

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The Science of Fear: Finding Inspiration in Sci-Fi Horror and Speculative Emotion

“Where science fiction asks what if, horror asks what now? The tension between those two questions is where I live as a writer — in the fault line between reason and fear, logic and grief. That’s w…

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October 15, 2025 at 7:55 PM

Janeen Smith

@neeneeg1988.bsky.social

“Where the magic happens ✨ My workspace, tools, and little corners where stories come to life. 🖋️💻📚

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October 15, 2025 at 5:35 PM

Janeen Smith

@neeneeg1988.bsky.social

“The wall gripped him… and didn’t let go.” 🩸🏚️

The House That Still Breathes – a short story where home isn’t what it seems, and some walls remember everything.

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The House That Still Breathes

Original horror story about a man named Desmond, who returns to his childhood home during house renovations…

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October 15, 2025 at 4:53 PM

Janeen Smith

@neeneeg1988.bsky.social

Not every chapter is a comeback. Some are just… peace. 🌙
New blog post — My Life Now — about healing, growth, and the stillness that follows change.

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My Life Now

In this reflective post, Janeen G. looks back on how life has shifted over the past year — from expectations of order and control to embracing the unpredictable beauty of real life. Between homesch…

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October 14, 2025 at 7:41 PM

Janeen Smith

@neeneeg1988.bsky.social

In the medieval imagination, holiness and horror weren’t opposites — they were twins.
My new Substack essay, The Monstrous Saint, explores why the incorruptible bodies of saints terrified as much as they inspired.

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#MedievalStudies #HorrorHistory #SubstackWriters

🕯️The Monstrous Saint

By Janeen G.

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October 14, 2025 at 7:15 PM

Janeen Smith

@neeneeg1988.bsky.social

One dream. One moment of light.
A mother’s heart begins to heal.
🌙 The Dream That Saved Me — now on my blog.

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The Dream That Saved Me

After losing a child at birth, I lived in silence for months—until one night, a dream changed everything. This story is for anyone who has loved and lost, and still hopes to feel their child’s pres…

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October 11, 2025 at 6:06 PM

Janeen Smith

@neeneeg1988.bsky.social

One wish.
Twenty-one candles.
And a secret that burns brighter than the flames.

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The Candlelight Directive

Dark Fiction By Janeen G.

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October 9, 2025 at 6:49 PM

Janeen Smith

@neeneeg1988.bsky.social

“In the city’s forgotten corners, innocence meets silence.”

Four kids. One alley. One face they can’t forget.

✨ The Quiet Between Buildings — a psychological short story by Janeen G.

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The Quiet Between Buildings — a psychological short story by Janeen G.

October 8, 2025 at 5:04 AM

Janeen Smith

@neeneeg1988.bsky.social

“The Button” is available to read on my @substack newsletter!

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The Button

It was an impulse buy.

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October 6, 2025 at 3:33 PM

Janeen Smith

@neeneeg1988.bsky.social

“My Journey Through Drawing, Painting, and Poetry” is available to read on my @wordpress blog.

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My Journey Through Drawing, Painting, and Poetry

Art has always been my way of seeing the world more deeply. Whether I’m sketching the quiet outline of a face, blending colors across a blank canvas, or finding rhythm in a few lines of verse, each…

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October 6, 2025 at 2:27 PM

Janeen Smith

@neeneeg1988.bsky.social

“In the city’s forgotten corners, innocence meets silence.”

“The Quiet Between Buildings” Is available to read on Wattpad

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The Quiet Between Buildings Words By Janeen G

October 6, 2025 at 2:02 PM

Janeen Smith

@neeneeg1988.bsky.social

My new Art article “Useful Hacks for Drawing to Elevate Your Artistic Skills” is available to read on my blog!

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Useful Hacks for Drawing to Elevate Your Artistic Skills

Drawing is a foundational skill in fine art, requiring both practice and technique to master. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced artist, incorporating creative hacks into your proces…

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September 13, 2025 at 7:16 PM

Janeen Smith

@neeneeg1988.bsky.social

“I think these qualities that I display amongst my peers makes me a great leader…”

My daily writing prompt “Myself as a Leader” is available to read on my blog!

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